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Earthquakes

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  • Q1
    Shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane of from volcanic activity
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    tsunami
    earthquake
    seismic activity
    aftershock
    30s
  • Q2
    A force that acts on rock to change its shape or volume.
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    fault
    stress
    friction
    boundary
    30s
  • Q3
    stress that pushes masses of rock in opposite directions, in a sideways movement
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    tension
    transform
    compression
    shearing
    30s
  • Q4
    A force that pulls on a material.
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    compression
    tension
    shearing
    folding
    30s
  • Q5
    A force that pushes on or squeezes a material.
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    compression
    shearing
    convergengt
    tension
    30s
  • Q6
    A change in the volume or shape of Earth's crust
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    destructive force
    conformation
    constructive force
    deformation
    30s
  • Q7
    A break in the earth's crust
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    fault block mountain
    plateau
    fault
    fold
    30s
  • Q8
    a type of fault where rocks on either side movepast each other up or down
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    dip slip
    normal
    strike-slip fault
    reverse
    30s
  • Q9
    A type of fault where the hanging wall slides downward; caused by tension in the crust
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    reverse
    hanging wall
    normal fault
    strike-slip
    30s
  • Q10
    The block of rock that lies above.
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    reverse fault
    normal fault
    footwall
    hanging wall
    30s
  • Q11
    A type of fault where the hanging wall slides upward; caused by compression in the crust.
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    reverse fault
    normal fault
    hanging wall
    footwall
    30s
  • Q12
    A mountain created when a block of Earth's crust tilts upward as a result of tectonic movement
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    plateau
    fault block mountain
    volcano
    compression
    30s
  • Q13
    A bend in rock that forms where part of Earth's crust is compressed.
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    faults
    folds
    sesimic
    s wave
    30s
  • Q14
    A fold in rock that bends upward into an arch.
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    roller coaster
    waves
    syncline
    anticline
    30s
  • Q15
    A fold in rock that bends downward to form a valley.
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    syncline
    fold
    fault
    anticline
    30s

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